The Canons of Our Fathers
Monastic Rules of Shenoute
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19996541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bentley Layton (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Pages | 384 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-18 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Canons of Our Fathers (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199582631.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4253497805 |
| Open Library | OL27557049M |
| ISBN | 9780199582631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
This book provides a resource for the history of Christian monasticism. It contains the full translation of a newly discovered set of very ancient monastic rules, together with the original text in Coptic. It paints a detailed picture of the way that monks and nuns lived in Christian Egypt in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. The rules are accompanied by four preliminary chapters discussing their historical and social context and their character. These rules were found quoted in the writings of the great Egyptian monastic leader Shenoute (ca. 347–465). Designed for a federation of monks and nuns who banded together about 360 CE—forming the so‐called “White Monastery Federation”—the rules date back to the fourth and fifth centuries. New historical evidence is presented for the founding of the Federation
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Character (mathematics) · Church History · Context (archaeology) · Literature · Monasticism · White (mutation) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Coptic Church · Coptic monasticism and religious orders · Dayr al-Abyaḍ (Sūhāj · Egypt · Monasticism and religious orders · Religion · Rules · Sources
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.89 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |